The final day of wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics features three final Bronze and Gold Medal Matches in the women's freestyle 76kg, men's freestyle 65kg, and men's freestyle 97kg events. 

As Sunday kicks off, the United States remains in third place on the wrestling medal table: Japan has an untouchable lead with six golds, one silver, and two bronzes. The U.S. is just behind Iran with two gold medals (courtesy of Amit Elor in women's 68kg and Sarah Hildebrandt in women's 50kg), one silver (Spencer Lee, men's freestyle 57kg), and three bronzes (Aaron Brooks, men's freestyle 86kg; Helen Maroulis, women's 57kg; and Kyle Dake, men's freestyle 74kg).

Here are recaps of each weight class and event:

GOLD: Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN)

SILVER: Rahman Amouzadkhalili (IRI)

BRONZE: Sebastian C. Rivera (PUR) 

BRONZE: Islam Dudaev (ALB) 

MATCH STATS

Kotaro Kiyooka dominated Iran's Rahman Amouzadhalili in the Gold Medal Match: The 23-year-old earned all ten technical points in the first period, then fended off his opponent until the clock ran out. Final score: 10-3.

Kiyooka's victory scores Japan its seventh (!) wrestling gold of the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Puerto Rican Rivera's Bronze Medal Match was equally engaging, partially because it went down to the wire: The 25-year-old eked out a 10-9 victory over his opponent. 

Rivera's background and National Olympic Committee at these Games is also noteworthy: He represents Puerto Rico, an unincorporated U.S. territory, but was born and spent much of his life in New Jersey. Could he potentially wrestle for the United States at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics? 

GOLD: Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN) 
SILVER: Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) 
BRONZE: Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) 
BRONZE: Amirali Azarpira (IRI)

MATCH STATS

With his 5-0 final win over Georgia's Givi Matcharashvili, Akhmed Tazhudinov becomes the first man from Bahrain to ever win an Olympic gold. He also earns his country's first Olympic wrestling medal. 

Tazhudinov was dominant from the start, scoring two points in the first period. Despite Matcharashvili's attempts to gain the upper hand in the second period, the Bahraini took total control and tacked another three points onto the board.  

Bahrain now possesses four Olympic golds total throughout history. 

GOLD: Yuka Kagami (JPN) 

SILVER: Kennedy Blades (USA) 

BRONZE: Tatiana Renteria (COL) 

BRONZE: Milaimy de la Caridad Marin Potrille (CUB)

MATCH STATS

In a nail-biting Gold Medal Match, Team USA's Kennedy Blades ultimately fell to Japan's Yuka's Kagami in what felt like a microcosm of wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Kagami and Blades were locked at 1-1 going into the second period. With less than three minutes remaining, Blades charged her opponent, unsuccessfully trying to shove her out of bounds. With a minute and change on the clock, Kagami attempted a similar move -- and knocked Blades to the mat for a 3-1 lead. 

Blades couldn't make up the deficit.

The win supplied Japan with an eight-medal gold haul at these Games, surpassing their two largest Olympic takeaways: five wrestling golds at the 1964 Tokyo Games, and again at the 2020 Tokyo Games. 

FIRST: Japan (8 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes; 11 medals total)

SECOND: Iran (2 golds, 4 silvers, 2 bronzes; 8 medals total)  

THIRD: United States (2 golds, 2 silver, 2 bronzes; 6 medals total)

The sport's final medal table sees Japan finish first, with eight (!) golds and 11 medals total; Iran finishes second, with two golds, four silvers, and two bronzes; and the United States lands third, with two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes.